THEME EXPLORATION

Austrian history

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
2016 · Lav Diaz
The Book of Fish
The Book of Fish
2021 · Lee Joon-ik
Gdansk
Gdansk
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 · Wes Anderson
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Drei Wege zum See
Drei Wege zum See
1976 · Michael Haneke
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Hugo
Hugo
2011 · Martin Scorsese
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michael Haneke Austria

His films consistently examine Austrian society's complicity in violence and historical trauma, particularly regarding Nazi history and contemporary moral decay.

 Stefan Ruzowitzky Austria

His works directly confront Austrian history, including the Oscar-winning 'The Counterfeiters' about WWII and Austrian involvement in the Holocaust.

 Walter Lang Austria-Hungary/Germany

Though primarily German, his career reflects the Austro-Hungarian and Austrian context of early 20th-century cinema and the rise of fascism in Central Europe.